Marc Cassot (16 June 1923 - 21 January 2016) was a French actor, voice actor and stage director.
An elder statesman of French stage and voice acting, he made his stage debut at the Théâtre des Nouveautés in Paris in 1941 and followed the acting lessons of Henri Rollan. Film acting-wise, he pretty much always played bit characters, with the occasional narrator voice (such as the French version of The Dark Crystal). He started dubbing films in 1946, notably becoming a regular voice for Tyrone Power, Paul Newman, Richard Harris, Stephen Boyd (Messala in Ben-Hur, most famously) and William Holden. He also dubbed Adam West's Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 1960s television series.
Younger French generations are more likely to remember him best in elderly roles such as the voices of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series (both the aforementioned Richard Harris and Michael Gambon), old Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies, General Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben Parker (Cliff Robertson) in the Spider-Man Trilogy and Spock Prime (Leonard Nimoy) in Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness.
Tropes & Trivia in his work:
- Typecasting: Voiced many Cool Old Guys and Older and Wiser characters in his old age.
